Humanity's 150-year pursuit of progress has come at a steep cost, with natural resource demands now exceeding the earth's capacity to sustain us. Climate and ecosystem changes have created a new geological era, and it's clear that saving the planet is not the primary issue. The real challenge is whether we can sustain civilization itself. The stresses we've put on the earth threaten not only our habitat but also our way of life, prosperity, and very existence. It's time to recognize that the human economy is part of nature, not the other way around, and that we must adapt and take control of our fate to ensure the survival of the human project.
The Great Squeeze
As human civilization has accelerated over the past 150 years, our insatiable demand for natural resources has outpaced the Earth's ability to support us.
